Harris & Goodie to return Lard 10-2-10

Douglas LeeOct 2, 2010 9:45 AM

Good Morning, Broncos fans! The final injury report for the week has Spencer Larsen, Knowshon Moreno and Wesley Woodyard listed as out. Andre’ Goodman and Ryan Harris are questionable, while Brian Dawkins is probable. With Larsen out, expect TE Dan Gronkowski to see some more action at fullback. As expected, the Titans will be without starting CB Jason McCourty, while starting DT Tony Brown and DE Jacob Ford are listed as questionable.

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I didn&#8217t mean that as a criticism of Tebow. I just have my doubts that the running part of his game translates as well to the NFL as it did the SEC&#8212especially if an NFL defense is keying on the distinct possibility of him running. He isn&#8217t a freak show athlete along the lines of Micheal Vick or Kordell Stewart. Its an argument that I tend to think is supported by the Broncos steadfast intent to develop him along standard QB lines. I&#8217m pretty sure that if Denver shared the same assumptions as the media about his value in short yardage/wild cat formations, we would be seeing him in those roles at least every once in awhile. So far, the Broncos seem to see more of QB prospect than a gimmick player.

Posted by Drewthorn on 2010-10-03 15:36:29

I agree with Ted on this. Bring Tebow along slowly, let him get a feel for things and then, when it is time, we&#8217ll have a beast at QB. Having him do this and that before he is ready will just short circuit the process.

Posted by igorbstrange on 2010-10-03 04:09:18

I have to take up for Tebow here. He ran a 4.71 at the combine, and his overall athleticism tested as one of the ten best athletes in the whole draft. His quickness and explosion metrics were off the charts, especially for a QB.

Tebow is an outstanding short-yardage runner, which has more to do with feel and vision than with speed or power. Trust me, he passed the eye test in college with it. The best short-yardage RB of recent NFL history was Shaun Alexander, and he was unremarkable as an athlete, relative to other RBs.

I think Tebow could add value as a short-yardage runner, and that the team is aware of this. I just think that their plan is to develop him as a QB, and that they consider extra duties to possibly/likely be self-defeating in the context of the overall plan.

Posted by Ted Bartlett on 2010-10-03 01:44:36

I&#8217ve never understood how Tebow&#8217s barely sub 4.8 speed and his NFL routine athleticism magically makes him a powerful red zone/short yardage threat. Its like if some of the media and fans say a thing enough, it becomes the anointed truth rather than blind (and probably overly simplified) speculation. I&#8217ll go out on a limb and say that Jay Cutler is probably faster, and Aaron Rodgers is as athletic, and neither of them was ever pigeonholed as a special package player. I understand that Tebow had phenomenal production in college, but a huge part of that was the nature of his offense and the fact that on most weeks the discrepancy between Florida&#8217s talent and Florida&#8217s opponent was huge. I simply don&#8217t see a guy so athletically blessed that he&#8217d give average NFL defenses schematic fits. In fact, I doubt most teams would do so much as assign Tebow a spy.